---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Provisions Of The Maine Workers' Compensation Act Of 1992 Governing Requirements For Self-Insurers"
description: "An Act To Amend The Provisions Of The Maine Workers' Compensation Act Of 1992 Governing Requirements For Self-Insurers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1195"
citation: "Maine LD 1195 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INSURANCE", "PROVISIONS REVISED", "WORKERS COMPENSATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2025-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abe2ef42-8bd6-4dd3-9377-331f073def7b"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097617"
source_hash: "eba3cde9bf006b27549851a93e0dfc06884ddb5eb02aef847d735b40c71c7d7b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1195 (132) — An Act To Amend The Provisions Of The Maine Workers' Compensation Act Of 1992 Governing Requirements For Self-Insurers

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter 53** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0484&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 1195 SP 484** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0484&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-03-20** Committee on LABOR suggested and ordered printed
- **2025-03-20** On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-21** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-04-15** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-04-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/abe2ef42-8bd6-4dd3-9377-331f073def7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).